Saturday Odds & Sods: Haywire
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Haywire
Category: So Called Liberal Media
Lemon Squeezed By ICE
Don Lemon meets the Duchess of Distraction, Pam Bondi. Continue reading Lemon Squeezed By ICE
If Only FDR Tried To Understand The Nazis
Are we really doing the “we must understand where the right is coming from” stuff – still? Continue reading If Only FDR Tried To Understand The Nazis
Magic Words
Some unsolicited advice for the media. PLEASE say CLAIM, CLAIMS, and CLAIMED. THANKS. Continue reading Magic Words
Malaka Of The Week: CBS News
The legacy media malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: CBS News
A President Going Nuts on Christmas Should Be a Bigger Deal
That the administration in power sounds like a bunch of social media trolls should never be normalized. Continue reading A President Going Nuts on Christmas Should Be a Bigger Deal
Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes Of Fame Should End
The opening few months of Bari Weiss’s reign at the helm of CBS News should put to rest any debate about her real intentions, both now and in the past. Continue reading Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes Of Fame Should End
The Plight Of The Cassandras
On seeing what others refused to see: Trump is a fascist. Continue reading The Plight Of The Cassandras
Don’t Call Them Conservatives: Supreme Court Edition
Call them reactionaries, wingnuts, radicals, extremists, right-wingers; call them anything but conservatives. Continue reading Don’t Call Them Conservatives: Supreme Court Edition
Outsourcing ‘America First’
That a lot of MAGA accounts on TwitterX have turned out to be catfishing by foreign actors should be a bigger story. Continue reading Outsourcing ‘America First’
Through The Looking Glass, Darkly
Trump’s threat to hang Democratic elected officials takes our nation to a very dark place. Continue reading Through The Looking Glass, Darkly
A Media That Asks ‘What Is The Point Of Standards?’
Our elite media outlets can’t be bothered by silly things like ethics and standards. Continue reading A Media That Asks ‘What Is The Point Of Standards?’
Elites? They Are Clueless And Barely Literate
The Epstein emails reveal our grand American elites as a bunch of petty dopes. Continue reading Elites? They Are Clueless And Barely Literate
America’s Punk Ass Institutions
A legacy of cowardice will haunt some of our elite institution’s leadership for years. Continue reading America’s Punk Ass Institutions
A Drink From The Fire Hose
May you live in interesting times, so goes the old curse. Continue reading A Drink From The Fire Hose
If We Could All Be So Canceled
Bari Weiss taking over CBS News is one of the greatest grifts of all time. Continue reading If We Could All Be So Canceled
From Beer Summit To Beer Hall Putsch
This is what made the right go crazy and authoritarian? Continue reading From Beer Summit To Beer Hall Putsch
We Can Do Better Than Ezra
Probaby can’t do much worse as far as “left-leaning” pundits. Continue reading We Can Do Better Than Ezra
Journalism Needs Another Robert Redford
Robert Redford inspired a generation of journalists to take up the pen. How far mainstream journalism has fallen since. Continue reading Journalism Needs Another Robert Redford
When You Are A Star They Let You Do It
Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, and their rich enablers… Continue reading When You Are A Star They Let You Do It
Political Violence Is Bad, And So Was Charlie Kirk
You can say murdering Charlie Kirk is bad without lionizing him. Continue reading Political Violence Is Bad, And So Was Charlie Kirk
9/11: History in a Vacuum, Revisited
I still feel the same way about 9/11 and its fallout–angry at the fucking GOP which enabled all its post-attack horrors. Continue reading 9/11: History in a Vacuum, Revisited
The Bullshit Party Rages On
The Republicans have turned not making sense into a new art form. Continue reading The Bullshit Party Rages On
Are We REALLY Getting Played By Republicans Again?
How in the hell do people keep falling for the same old GOP trick? It’s NEVER about what they say it is. Continue reading Are We REALLY Getting Played By Republicans Again?
No, You Don’t Gotta Hand It To Trump
Several examples of media working hard to enable Trump. Continue reading No, You Don’t Gotta Hand It To Trump
Hey Look, Squirrel! (Sydney Sweeney)
The Syndey Sweeney jeans ad “controversy” is more right-wing bullshit. Good news is, it’s not working as well this time. Continue reading Hey Look, Squirrel! (Sydney Sweeney)
Republicans Are Not Stupid. They’re Lying.
Stop giving them the benefit of the doubt. Continue reading Republicans Are Not Stupid. They’re Lying.
Shecky’s Six Pack Of Links
Get your red hot links about politics, the law, Canada, and The Gilded Age Continue reading Shecky’s Six Pack Of Links
It’s Not Distractions, It’s Trumpism
It’s all authoritarianism. It’s what they do. Continue reading It’s Not Distractions, It’s Trumpism
Trump’s March Of Folly
Who thinks bombing Iran is a good idea? The Kaiser of Chaos, that’s who. Continue reading Trump’s March Of Folly